What follows is a release issued on November 29, 2004, by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) in Washington, D.C. For further information or documentation, call 202-626-8820 or send e-mail to Legfederal@aol.com, or go to the "Media Myths" page by...
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National Right to Life (NRLC) Responds to Florida Supreme Court Ruling on “Terri’s Law”
In a unanimous decision issued today, the Florida Supreme Court struck down “Terri’s Law”, ruling it unconstitutional. According to the opinion, “Terri’s Law,” which was passed in an emergency session of the Florida Legislature in October 2003 and signed into law by...
Majority Opposes Tax Funding of Stem Cell Research That Kills Human Embryos
A recent poll shows that a majority of Americans support the position of President George W. Bush and oppose the position of Presidential candidate John Kerry on the question of whether or not federal funds should be used for the kind of embryonic stem cell research...
National Survey Shows That More Americans Support Terri Schindler-Schiavo’s Right to Life
A recent national poll found that 46 percent of Americans felt that Terri Schindler-Schiavo should continue to receive her nutrition and hydration through a feeding tube, while 32 percent felt that her feeding tube should be removed. Twenty-two percent said that they...
NRLC Responds to Ron Reagan’s Pro-Cloning Speech at Democratic National Convention
Ron Reagan, son of former President Reagan, spoke last night at the Democratic National Convention advocating for federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. Early in his speech, Ron Reagan referred to “the use of embryonic stem cells – cells created using the...
Vice President Dick Cheney to Make Brief Remarks at Proudly Pro-Life Awards Dinner
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney will be making brief remarks at the National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund’s eleventh annual Proudly Pro-Life Awards Dinner. The dinner will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. at the Willard...
California Supreme Court uphold conviction for murder of human “fetus” even if pregnancy unknown
WASHINGTON (April 5, 2004) – By a vote of 6-1, the California Supreme Court on April 5 upheld a murder conviction of a man who shot a pregnant woman to death, and then argued that he had not known she was pregnant. Harold Taylor was convicted of two counts of murder...
National Right to Life condemns Kerry for his vote against Unborn Victims of Violence Act
WASHINGTON (March 26, 2004) -- The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) assailed Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) for his vote against the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 1997), which passed the U.S. Senate 61-38 on Thursday, March 25. The bill, also known as...
NRLC and Black Americans for Life Saddened that NAACP to Support Abortion-on-Demand
WASHINGTON -- On February 24, the NAACP announced that its board voted to take a pro-abortion position on the abortion issue. Unfortunately, many news media sources have failed to take note of this historic decision. “Sadly, many African-American women have believed...
Will Coverage of Blackmun Papers Revive Media Myths About Roe v. Wade?
WASHINGTON -- Tomorrow (March 4), the papers of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun will be opened to the public. Reporters for The New York Times and National Public Radio were given access to the papers as of January 1, so their initial reports are...